Lunch Hour

I decided to head over to Mountain Village over lunch to see what the tree were doing over there. WOW! One of the best lunch breaks I have ever had.

On the way out of Telluride on the Gondola. 

Aspens on the ride up the Gondola 

Colors 

In the Aspens at Mountain Village 

Bright red aspens in Mountain Village 

Looking thru the trees along the golf course in Mountain Village 

Along the golf course in Mountain Village 

Pond in Mountain Village 

Digitally "enhanced" aspens

Dumpster

I woke up at 1:23 am to the sound of something in the dumpster. It was mr bear again.
(unless it was a dream, which I don't think so)
cool...

After the Storm

Wow, after the storm went thru this morning, the peaks turned white.

Make sure to check out the Red, Yellow Green photo.

All these photo taken from my deck. (I am fortunate)

After the storm

After the storm (Zoom In) Ingram Falls

After the storm (Zoom In) 2

After the storm (Looking up Bear Creek) 

Red Yellow Green (wow!)

Rain

Looks like today will be a rainy day. A good day for working inside. Possible snow is forecasted for tomorrow.

Morning hike up the Gondola

Wow, that was refreshing.

This morning I got up before daylight and started up the T-Trail (Telluride Trail) that leads to the top of the Gondola. I then rode it back down (saves the knees).

Nothing like 1785 feet of elevation gain to get your heart pumping...

Along the San Miquel

To Blue Lake up Bridal Veil Creek

Today I took a great hike up to Blue Lake. Water was everywhere. With all of the snow and rain earlier this week made it very picturesque.

Then I came back and watch the last bit of the Broncos game.

Good day all around...

Trail to Blue Lake starting at Bridal Veil Falls.

Sometimes puddles in the trail make great mirrors... 

It was a long ways up from the valley floor. Looking across at Tomboy road as it goes over Imogene Pass. 

blue, brown and white 

Stones II 

Reflections in Blue Lake 

Stones in Blue Lake 

Falls along Bridal Veil Creek (note: this is not Bridal Veil Falls) 

Cascade coming down out of Jackass Basin

To Montrose and Back

Saturday,
After sleeping in a bit I headed off to Montrose for goods. Bought lots of home stuff. Fancy coffie maker, bread maker, crock pot, fleece blanket, hand mixer, and the list goes on.

The trees are not quite peak, but highway 62 is amazing. Everytime I drive it catches me off guard.

I usually stop by the hot springs to break up the drive.

Sunset on the way home to Telluride